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This workaround involves drawing a repeating detail line (with imported text) on top of a simple detail line. Now draw a detail line in any view of your project. Draw your repeating detail over your new detail line as though tracing the detail line. Monday, September 11, 2006. Utility Lines Workaround. uklug RSS Feed.
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The office I worked for didnt use Revit for developing working drawings but I do remember wishing that I could add text to linestyles (for phone, elec, gas, etc) and I remember having trouble understanding phases but I got a lot of help from users on Zoogdesign (now AUGI). I enjoyed setting up lighting and rendering mostly for interiors.
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Even advanced users use detail lines, filled regions, and detail components to refine their drawings. Revit will start your drawings but you have to finish them. This isnt necessarily a bad habit as long as they are using detail lines and not model lines (detail lines are view specific but model lines will show up everywhere).
We used to complain that CAD drawings looked horrible and now that concept has nearly been forgotten. I used to spend (not hours, not days) weeks fighting wall cleanups in Revit and our designs changed so frequently we needed a quick and clean way to get complete drawings. I see the same with these types of workarounds. uklug RSS Feed.
audits the drawings to ensure conformance with the standards and a logical organization of the CAD work." And not just our models but also the drawings we are getting from consultants. In our office Data Managers are starting to inspect models for proper construction. uklug RSS Feed. Other BIM Software. Architectural Desktop.
Just draw a reference plane at the angle you want (and in the location you want for your section line) then place your section line adjacent to the reference plane. Are there any way to draw the section marks with a default gap between the segments? Now a common problem is how do I get a section line EXACTLY where I want it?
you can draw a simple building and link in a simple building (by shared coordinates) and move these two icons around a bit (clipped and unclipped) to see how the two models react or. The new coordinate systems and icons have a lot of even the best users confused. here is the simplest way I can put it: 1. uklug RSS Feed. Other BIM Software.
If you are drawing a wall or a line there is a pallet of line shapes that you can draw (square, polygon, circle, arc, etc.) A common thing for beginners, is to go right to the trim tool in search of a fillet option (because they are likely more familiar with AutoCAD). Well in Revit the fillet tool is located elsewhere. uklug RSS Feed.
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